The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-01
A Number of Additional 'Longshoremen
Join the Ranks of the Strikers,
But Their Action Has Little Effect on the
Piers, Steamship Agents Claiming To Be
Able to Secure All the Men They Want.
Indications that the Strikers Will Re-
ceiye Thousands of Recruits To-Day.
eight-Handlers Of Many Railways Demand
Increased. Pay and Other Concessions
Brief History Of the Present Movement.
ALONG THE DOCKS.

ALONG THE DOCKS.
Additional 'LOngshOr Go Out--SteaM~
ship Agents Get All the Men They Want.
New YORK, Jan. 3l.-The official order issued
yesterday at the 1ongshoremen's convention,
ordering out the members of the several unions
to the number OF $500. had very little effect on
the business at the East-river piers, to-day. In
most cases the order covered unions whose men-
bers were already out, that there was little or
no change in the situation of affairs on the New
York side of the East river At Pier 46 the
union hands refused to work on China tea
ship which arrived there Saturday. In an
hour all the non union men that were required
were put to work on the vessels gangway aud
matches. The freight handlers on the New York
city and New England pier, at the foot of Mar
ket street. failed to come to terms with the man
agemert, and their places were taken by green
hands. Mr.. Allen said he could get all the men
he wanted without advertising for them He
had more applications for work than he could
give places to, and he was enabled to pick coed
men, The men who turned out say that the re-
ceiver of the rod would have taken them all
back this morL g they would have gone in
Individually, but they would only go in as q
body of union men. He refused to give 50
per day and % cents an hour over
time. None the union men went
in this morn out some of them were
willing, except =. the order issued yesterday
At the pier of the Red line, the steamer Caracea
was expected up. but no union men presented
themselves for work. The company's represents
atives say they can get all the men they want.
There were hundreds of them coming to the
gate asking for work. The regular men struck
work three days ago. They were paid forty and
sixty cents an hour, and had no grievances, but
were in sympathy with the other strikers. The
Vermont Steamship and Railroad line seems to
have escaped the strike fever. The dock master
said that there had not been any strike on their
dock The men were all paid by the month, and
were satisfied The union had failed to get their
men to join. On Pier 35 full complement Of
men were at work on tho steamer Waterbury,
which came mp this morning. They had taken
the places of strikers aud were paid s. day and
thirty cents per hour for time after p NJ. There
was no trouble there this morning The steamer
State of Texas got away from the Ciydeine
dock early yesterday morning, and the Gulf
Stream took her place to-day. There were nearly
200 men waiting to COMMENCE work
on her. The huge piles of" freight
which, Saturday, served resting
places for the tired police officers doing
duty there, had entirely disappeared. The ar
rival of patrol wagon full Of officers gave rise
to a rumor that there was trouble with the
strikers. This dock is the police rendezvous on
the East river front, and there is always large
reserve force on hand. the sergeant in charge
said there had not been any disturbance. Sew
eral scores Of strikers stood around, but never
interfered with the non union men. Freight
was being moved at a lively rate by green hands
on the New Haven line pier, and the company
had all the that were required At the
Mallory-line pier, Italians, Germans, Poles and
almost every other nationality were at work on
the steamer Alamo, which has been at the dock
some days now. The men who started on
Wednesday getting accustomed to the
work. The superintendent said they could do
little of all the work that was needed TO get the
steamer off on time. The Cenfuegos, Of the
Ward line. lay at Pier IL Four gangs of men
were at work on her. loading grain lighters.
Mr.. Ward said he had had any difficulty
with his men, who had gone out because others
did. All their vessels had gone ont on time, and
no inconvenience was now felt on account of the
strike. All was quiet along the docks of the sail
ing vessels
The gang of stevedores at the Devoe Manufact-
uring Company's dock at Hunters Point, which
continued the work of loading the ship Everdae
on Saturday, after the other gangs had struck,
refused to 60 to work this morning. All the
stevedores on their docks are now strike. If
the strike continues the oil works will shut
down. Fonr ships are now kept from sailing by
the trouble there
1t was stated to day on good authority that the
supply Of coal for the Pennsylvania roads ferry
boats was running short, and unless more coal
can be secured in few days travel will be seri-
ously impeded. The supply at the York street
yard, in JERSEY City. is very low. The employees
have been cautioned not to talk about the mat
ter and the managers IN Jersev City refuse to
say anything Ii coal cannot be procured the
boats will be run only to meet the trains.
Thomas McGrath, of the executive board OF
the Ocean Association, was arrested today at
noon by United States deputy marshal on an
order Of arrest issued by Judge Shipman, of the
United States Circuit Court. in the suit brought
against the board by the Ole Dominion Steam
ship Company for $40. 900 damages. Later Mr..
McGrath was released on s., 900 bail.
There ripple of interest on tho North
river shore when boatswain Sullivan, of the
steamer Helvetia, of the National line refused
to take gang of men TO the Erin to unload her
| cargo The men were sent under other leader
ship, and Sullivan is believed to be in chains for
mutiny. The deckhands on the Stonington line
steamer Stonineton struck this afternoon. Their
places were filled at once and the boat sailed on
time.
Several more ocean steamers arrived to-day
The non-union men working better, and
there was not so much freight piled up on Sat-
urday Men are working on the steamer Re-
| public. OF the White Star line, whcn arrived to-
| day. The Wyoming, of the Guion line. will not
| sail until Wednesday, one day late The COM
| rany say the delay is not caused by the strike.
! for their union men are becoming accns-
| toned to handling freight. The Anchor line
claim to be much encouraged by their progress;
| they say they have $50 men. The Cunarder
| Aurania is expected 20 arrive tonight. There
are men enough to unload and reload her for
her sailing day. La Bretagne, of the French
| line, arrived at IL A. NJ. She will be ready to
sail by her usual day, Saturday.
| In Brooklyn the strikers quiet and orderly:
/ freight ia being moved slowly by Italians and
| non union handlers. There is much embarrass-
ment to business.
The print mills of the Smith carpet works, in
Yonkers. shut down to-day for lack of coal